Ferris Illinois Map
Ferris, Illinois — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Ferris, Hancock County.
Interactive Map of Ferris, Illinois
| City | Ferris |
| State | Illinois (IL) |
| County | Hancock |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 40.468933 |
| Longitude | -91.170422 |
| Population | 105 |
| Density | 26.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Ferris, Illinois
Ferris is a locality in Hancock County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 105. The population density is 26.5 people per km². Ferris is located at 40.4689°N, 91.1704°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 62321.
Ferris rests in a quiet fold of the Illinois landscape, where the gentle push and pull of glacial history has left the land in broad, sweeping contours. It lies 39.0 miles north-north-east of Quincy, IL (from Quincy, IL: bearing 19°T), and is situated 4.0 miles north-north-west of Carthage. Rolling hills, cloaked in the green velvet of summer fields or the burnished gold of autumn, give way to the fertile bottoms of the Mississippi River's drainage basin, a rich, dark earth that yields generously to cultivation. The sky here feels vast, an endless canvas that shifts from the pale, washed-out blue of morning to the bruised purples and fiery oranges of sunset, painting the open spaces with a fleeting, vibrant light. The air itself, especially after a spring rain, carries a clean, earthy scent, a promise of growth and renewal that permeates the very atmosphere of Ferris. This corner of Hancock County has long been shaped by the land's bounty, its economy rooted firmly in agriculture, the steady rhythm of planting and harvest dictating the pulse of life. Generations have worked these fields, coaxing sustenance from the soil that was once the domain of prairie grasses and ancient forests. While no grand monuments mark its passage, the history of Ferris is etched into the weathered barn boards and the quiet resilience of its people, a lineage connected to the pioneers who first carved out a life here. The local character is one of quiet pragmatism, a comfortable familiarity born from shared experience and a deep understanding of the seasons' demands, a reflection of the enduring connection between Ferris and the land it calls home.
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About This Ferris Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Ferris, Illinois with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Ferris and Hancock County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Ferris is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Ferris is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
